Talk:Hurricane Erin (1995)

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It's more than a stub, but without more content in the impact it should be merged. Jdorje 06:59, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cat 2 hurricane?

Where's the proof that Erin reached Category 2 status? because all of the other souces put Erin at a Category 1 status. Storm05 17:03, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The NHC report. Hurricanehink 17:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what you mean by "proof" or "all of the other sources". The only sources that matter are the TCR and the best-track: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/easyhurdat_5104.html#1995_5 . The best-track clearly shows the hurricane at 80 knots (90 mph) max. The TCR is not referenced in the report so it can't be used as a source. If there is disagrement between the two, you need to find out why. It's possible that the best-track doesn't include the datapoint for the strongest winds. More likely though is that the max winds were changed in re-analysis. — jdorje (talk) 17:28, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yea, it was 100 mph at landfall, but that was at an in-between point. Erin report. Hurricanehink 17:31, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

what damaged occured in central Florida??

I don't think that's landfall but it is an in-between point, and BTW that point also says 973 mbar. I find it really annoying that the best-track doesn't include those in-between points for landfalls and max strength that the TCRs do...once some of these storm do get re-analyzed if those data points aren't included it makes it impossible to determine the correct value for max winds. A few storms, like andrew (http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/easyhurdat_5104.html#1992_1), do have these extra points but almost all do not. Even more odd, a few of the TCRs (in 2005 at least) don't have the in-between points for landfalls listed. — jdorje (talk) 17:50, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ooh, that will be a big problem that hopefully won't happen. Hurricanehink 19:57, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, the top-level reanalysis page at http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/Data_Storm.html does have numerous other forms for the data. The "list of U.S. hurricanes" here does indeed give 973 mbar and 85 knots for Erin's landfall intensity. — jdorje (talk) 20:47, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's good. I just hope they will update that, then. Hurricanehink 20:52, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I really wish they'd update it all in one document. Once the 2006 hurdat update comes out I'd like to update the track map generator to use the complete version (so that it will show andrew as a cat5 at landfall), and it would be nice if all the storms showed their landfall locations and intensities. — jdorje (talk) 21:03, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

B-class

Seems to fit the standards to be a B-class article, there is a good amount of information in the article. Hello32020 01:05, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Needs a good copyedit to get rid of all the silly typos like "Jamacia". – Ch acor 01:20, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Copyedit done, errors fixed, upgrading. Hello32020 01:27, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but I don't think it's quite comprehensive enough to be considered B class. Impact is rather short, there's some stubby sections, and some places don't have sources. Hurricanehink (talk) 02:43, 12 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Misleading Storm Track

The track for Hurricane Erin is misleading. According to the track the highest category it reached was category 1, but in the article it says Category 2. --12george1 (talk) 14:18, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, there's not much we can do. It was only a Category 2 hurricane in between 6 hour data points. The Andrew 92 track has a similar problem, in that it does not show its Category 5 landfall on Florida. As HURDAT only does the 6 hour points, yea, there's not much we can do. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 14:31, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Yellow Evan (talk · contribs) 06:32, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Early on August 3, Erin re-intensified into a Category 1 hurricane. Strengthening further, the cyclone very briefly strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane, peaking with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) as the eyewall moved ashore at Fort Walton Beach, Florida." can SSHS be invoked? Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:32, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Found an earlier place to mention it--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"totaling about $400,000 (1995 USD).[nb 1]" isn't the note and "(1995 USD)" redundant? 06:32, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Maybe the "(1995 USD)" thing is redundant but I think the note should be kept. Maybe someone might think the Bahamas damage total is in Bahamian dollars, but it's in USD--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"accelerated somewhat from a forward speed of 6 mph (9.7 km/h) to 17 mph (27 km/h)" why 9.7 km/h not rounded to 10? Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:32, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"On August 1, the hurricane passed over or very close to several islands in the Bahamas, including Cat Island, Eleuthera, the Abaco Islands, and Grand Bahama.[1]" any official landfall? Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:32, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The TCR doesn't list any official landfalls in the Bahamas but states on the same page as the best track, "Many islands in the Bahamas chain either had a landfall or received a 'direct hit',"--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"first hurricane to strike the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.[4] " link to 1992 AHS here. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:32, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Eleven and a half hours later, the National Hurricane Center upgraded the east coast," shouldn't NHC be abbreviated? Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:32, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Evacuations were initially posted for 800,000 people in Florida in preparation." mandatory evacuations or voluntary evacuations? Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:32, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like it was mandatory--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Many people on the east coast were wary of Erin due to recollections of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Andrew just three years earlier.[9]" why is Andrew linked again? Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:32, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Just a shameless self-promotion on my part :P --12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Will finish later. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:32, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"NASA had to halt some activities," this just seems too vaugue to include in an article of this size. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The source doesn't have anything else other than what they did with Space Shuttle Endeavour. So I'm just remove that part of the sentence--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can you use words other than "about" and "approximately". "Roughly" or "Close to" could be used more frequently. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done--12george1 (talk) 05:34, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"In Jamaica, heavy rains generated by the far outerbands of Erin caused a plane crash that killed five people. " wasn't Jamaica linked earlier? Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"The plane, a Cessna 310 twin-engine aircraft owned by RegionAir, carried four employees of Brinks Jamaica, who were due to testify in a court hearing, and a pilot." "Cessna 310" has an article. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"though the Bahamas Department of Meteorology described the impact as mostly minor. " why the red link? Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"uch of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of Florida experienced abnormally high tides and storm surge," link to storm surge. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

" Although no wind gust was reported from that location, Vero Beach recorded a wind gust of 70 mph (110 km/h).[1] " what? Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The first part is referring to the inlet. Added some clarity--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

". NASA noted a maximum wind gust of 82 mph (132 km/h) atop a wind tower at the Kennedy Space Center. " why is NASA linked again? Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

In the Florida section, I feel like you mention way too much about random rainfall totals and wind speeds. Maybe it's because I haven't read a WPTC article in months but I don't generally include that level of detail in my WPAC articles even when that info is available. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Removed a few--12george1 (talk) 05:34, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"After making landfall in the Florida Panhandle, the storm soon entered Alabama, brin" why is Alabama linked again? See other state in the same section. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Florida governor Lawton Chiles, " see above. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I assumed you wanted me to delink Lawton Chiles--12george1 (talk) 06:50, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Kinda a dull read but I don't think it's bad. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 06:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review!--12george1 (talk) 05:34, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]